So how did the local police know where to look? Sounds to me like someone wasn't happy with the owner. They didn't want the bow, just didn't want the owner to have it either. Either that or it's like the Toyota commercials, trash it so the insurance buys him a new one? Doubt that though, because the insurance companies never loose money, they'll get him with a deductible, deprciate the value to 50%, then up his rates, then dump his policy, give him a high risk rating so another insurance company can triple his premiums. I don't know who the bigger thieves are, the crooks who steal, or the insurance companies.